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| - Delicious! A refreshing place - clean and bright dining room, great service, and authentic Chinese vegetarian food. Try some soups or cold platters for appetizers - or the bean curd skin, which is perfectly cooked, light and soft on the inside with a touch of crispiness on the outside and just enough oil to be tasty but not overly greasy. The noodle soups are OK - light and clean, not bad, but I would recommend the specialty dishes if it's your first time, since you can get noodle soups at many places. In particular, the "pi pa tofu" is a gem - difficult to master, Greens Vegetarian Restaurant pulls it off just right. It's piping hot balls of mashed stuffed tofu (but not just any regular kind), golden brown on the outside, while delectable and soft on the inside, very tender, and stuffed with just the right balance of aromatic mushrooms and finely chopped vegetables. The sauce comes separate so the pieces don't get soggy. Complement the meal with tea and steamed rice, of course. They also offer bubble tea - which is not that sweet, probably because it is made with fresh ingredients like mango, and not the sugary powdered version. Sometimes one wants the sugary version though...
This place is right next door to Buddha's Vegetarian, which is also a great Chinese vegetarian restaurant, and a block from Ching Kwok Buddhist Temple, for those who have never visited a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple and want to check it out. Conveniently located on the edge of Chinatown with lots of public transit.
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